In Re Davidson’s Empirical Analysis
1987
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1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 11 U.S.C. § 1322 · 11 U.S.C. § 1325 · 11 U.S.C. § 1327 · 11 U.S.C. § 1328 · 11 U.S.C. § 523
Relies on In Re Iacovoni · Engleman v. Engleman · Matter of Curtis · In Re Bowles · In Re Adams
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“[T]he discrimination in favor of the payment of back child support has a reasonable basis since it pertains to a debt which is not dischargeable in Chapter 13. Further ... the failure to pay back child support in full indicates a lack of good faith barring confirmation. Thus, it is doubtful that a Chapter 13 plan could be confirmed in most instances without a separate classification for child support, absent the relatively rare 100% payout plan. The practical effect on the remaining unsecured creditors, whose debts are not paid in full, is virtually non-existent since their debts would be generally discharged under Chapter 7 in any event while the child support arrearages would not.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Mickelson v. Leser
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